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Wool prices have ticked up again, but there's still a way to go before the market settles down meanwhile 18,000 old season lambs were on offer at last week's annual Feilding Marton hogget fair. Rural News on Morning Report with Gianina Schwanecke.
Midday rural news for 17 August 2026.
Fieldays fever persists, with the team already planning for next year and a Hawke's Bay farm trust has doubled its community funding pool - offering one million dollars to locals. The rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.
New figures show New Zealand cattle farmers paid 98-million dollars in contracts to Halter last year meanwhile kiwifruit growers are losing money due to quality issues, once the fruit leaves our shores. Rural News on Morning Report with Gianina Schwanecke.
An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team
Police are urging Wairarapa farmers to take special care when out on the farm this winter meanwhile students of lower North Island high schools are giving up their lunch breaks to get a taste of the primary sector. The rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.
An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.
Dairy companies are capitalising on a bit of a protein boom at the moment, meanwhile the prospect of an El Niño weather event is starting to factor more prominently in farmer thinking.
The latest rural news with Monique Steele.
An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team
An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.
The future of New Zealand's food security is shaping up to be a key election issue this year, meanwhile all eyes will be on today's national wool auction to see if the market can regain its footing. The rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.
An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.
Non-tariff measures are increasingly a barrier to many of New Zealand exporters. Meanwhile, farmers are being encouraged to get ahead with their fertiliser plans, with El Niño looming.
A joint New Zealand-China research project tackling methane emissions is one of four to get a big funding boost, meanwhile there's no need to panic about a potential shortage of potatoes this year, despite a challenging season. The rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.
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